u/Appropriate-Win-1208 — reddlx

Hi everyone,
I’m currently in Germany on a student residence permit and I’ve just received a PhD offer (TV-L 65%) starting July 1st.
I will submit my master’s thesis this week, so I’m basically at the final stage (not officially graduated yet, but very close).
I’ll be applying to switch my residence permit to §18d (researcher) in the Starnberg area (it is a very close area to Munich).
I wanted to ask people who had a similar situation:
How long did it take to get an appointment / process the application?
Did you receive a Fiktionsbescheinigung, and how quickly?
Were you able to start your PhD on time?
I’d really appreciate hearing timelines from people who switched from student → PhD with a work contract.

Thank you so much in advance.

Hi everyone,

This is my first sourdough loaf and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback.

Recipe:

500g flour

350g water

~20% starter

Bulk fermentation with 4 stretch & folds

Process:

Room temp fermentation (no fridge)

Pre-shape + final shape

Proofed in banneton

Baked on a pizza stone with some steam (water in oven)

What I noticed:

Good oven spring

Ear opened slightly but more from the side than a proper “ear”

Bottom crust seems a bit pale → maybe stone not hot enough?

Scoring didn’t open as expected.

My questions:

Is this more of a scoring issue or proofing issue?

How can I get a better ear? (angle, depth?)

Any obvious mistakes you see from the result?

Thanks a lot 🙏